The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-17
STORY OF The GOLDEN AGE.
New York Independent.

A great while ago there once lived q
very beautiful and very rich little rin-
cess. So beautiful and rich was she,
that suitors from all parts of the
world came focking in shoals to her
palace. wearing out pantaloons by tho
million in protracted and agonizing
kneeling at her tiny feet.
Notwithstanding the glory Of it.,
however, the little princess did not
much enjoy this sort of thing; for
whereas other young ladies could
spend their time in making delightful
slippers and comfortables for their
friends, this poor little thing had to
employ all hers i'll knitting everlasting
mittens (which are very awk-
ward. disagreeable things to make,
sides being never pleasantly accepted),
so that many time did she wish she
might only have been born married,
and thus have been spared this con.
tinual worry and vexation.
For she was a proud, fastidious lit.
tie princess, and declared that she
newer would marry until she had
found one who was in every way her
superior, as was, OF course, all ex-
tremely right and proper; only, though
all kinds OF paragons came to WOO,
somehow or other none of them ever
proved superior enough to succeed in
winning the little princess for his bride.
1t really was pitiable to see so many
ine fellows turned off daily; but the
princess was become so accustom-
ed to it that she grew callous
hearted on the subject; and when she
heard that OF the thousands rejected,
seven or eight shot themselves. five or
six felt badly and three or four cut
their wisdom teeth, ard one or two
stayed single, all for her sweet sake,
she never shed a tear.
But one day. as q hundred or so
stood in the outer court OF the palace
squeezing on their gloves and practic-
ing tender glances and signs, prepare
tory to entering the fair ones presence,
young man, of very different appear
ance from the rest, came quietly up
and joined them.
"Well. fellow" said the others,
what errand brings you here?"
1.-THE same as that on which you
eame," answered he TRANQUILITY, "save
that shall succeed where you will
iail. 1 come to wed the princes"
"You!" they exclaimed in chorus,
looking at him with scorn, for he was
plainly dressed and OF unlmposing as
beet. "You! You pretend to be her
superior! You indeed!"
II am," he replied, unmoved. "For
[ love her, and love ennobles.
Whereat the others laughed con.
iemptuously.
"Just hear the fool!" cried one.
'This graceless beggar dares to love!"
"Put him out!" screamed another.
1.-THE cut OF his mantle is antique,
md he has no buckles to his shoes,
no powder to his hair. Bah! it is
scandalous to have him aboutw
"Let him stay" said q third, with
q shrug, sit is as we'll to have q
valet at ones back"
The young man at whom these
sneers were cast smiled composedly.
fortunes change" he said. "You
who call me valet shall yet see me
carry off the Princess tonight before
your very eyes,"
A murmur OF derision ran through
the crowd. But at that moment the
palace doors were thrown open, and
the court herald announced in a loud
voice that her higness would now deign
to receive offers; and that going in
suitors would please take the left
hand door. that thus collisions of q
painful and disturbing nature might
be avoided, and that, furthermore,
no suicides were allowed in the royal
presence. An immediate rush ensued
toward the entrance, which opened d.
rectly into the great hall where the
princess sat upon her throne, with
thousands of cushions lying before her
On the floor. that suitors might not
catch cold from kneeling too long up
On the marble pavement, while huge
hogsheads, filled with highly -colored
and various sized mittens, were piled
mp artistically in the background.
Beautiful is no Fit word wherewith
to describe this princess. Had Web.
ster or Worcester or any other die
tionarian being seen her, he would GER
talnly have invented some word on
the spot, more capable of expressing
the charm and grace and perfect pro-
portion of feature, form and soul
which went to make up this rare and
wonderful maiden.
And now one after another, with
different degrees of assurance,
ecstacy, sentiment and pride, the
crowd OF suitors made their offers,
extolling their several excellences and
advantages over each other and every
body else, and inodestly bringing into
view those points wherein they bid
defiance to the human race at large
and aspired to be divinities. But to-
day, as yesterday, none was found
superior to the princess; one after an
other was duly admitted and dismiss.
cd with a consolatory cigar, and the
promise that his name should not be
handed in to Mrs. Grundy, who, pen
in hand. sat in the reporters chair;
and still the little princess waited,
smiling and peerless, upon her throne,